AES Berlin 2017
Technical Tour Details
Saturday, May 20, 13:30 — 16:00 (Off site 1)
TT01 - Museum of Communications
The Museum for Communication Berlin unites the past, present and future. Its permanent exhibition offers vivid insights into the origins, development and future of the information society. A series of attractive temporary exhibitions showcases the many different aspects of communication.
Space is limited to 20 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Saturday, May 20, 15:30 — 19:00 (Off site 2)
TT02 - Emil Berliner Studios
The EMIL BERLINER STUDIOS, named after the inventor of the gramophone and the gramophone record, are among the most renowned recording studios for acoustic music. It is one of the rare studios in the world that offer direct to disc recordings. Be it purely a vinyl production or a supplement to a CD production, the whole signal path from microphone to the cutting needle is completely analogue.
Space is limited to 10 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Sunday, May 21, 13:30 — 16:30 (Off site 1)
TT03 - Freudenhaus Studio
Freudenhaus Studio offers full daylight studio with a 24 qm (approx. 258 sq. ft) and a 6 qm (approx. 65 sq. ft) recording room, as well as a selection of classic drum kits, guitars and amplifiers.
The Freudenhaus recording philosophy is to avoid any audio compromises from the source to your choice of sound storage. A wide variety of vintage (matched AKG C12s, Neumann U47/M49 etc.) and current tube, condenser, dynamic and ribbon mics is complemented by an equally wide variety of mic-pres before being sent to a Pro Tools HD3 Accel / 192 system, either directly or using a CLASP24 setup through a Studer A827 24 track machine.
At the heart of Freudenhaus Studio's 36 qm (approx. 388 sq. ft) control room is an SSL Duality SE 48 channel console, which is surrounded by outboard racks stacked with an audiophiles dream team of compressors, equalizers and reverb units such as Helios, EAR, Manley, EMT, Lexicon, AMS etc. Lavry converters and a Telefunken M15 1" tape machine ensure the availability of your optimum sound choices for your final print.
Space is limited to 10 people
Sunday, May 21, 15:30 — 18:45 (Off site 2)
TT05 - nHow Studio—CANCELED
Due to the fact that the studio had a big water accident 3 weeks ago and the renovation isn´t yet finished, we have to CANCEL this TT.
Monday, May 22, 09:30 — 12:30 (Off site 1)
TT06 - Tegeler Audio Manufaktur
Tegeler Audio Manufaktur is first and foremost developer Michael Krusch. Even in his youth, he would develop and construct synthesizer modules to expand the capabilities of his (now vastly outdated) home computer and analogue drum machine. The company is based in the north of Berlin, Tegel, not far from AEG’s Borsig locomotive factory. Devices are tested not only in the workshop and testing space, but also the neighboring studio under real-world production conditions.
Space is limited to 10 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Monday, May 22, 12:30 — 16:30 (Off site 1)
TT04 - Hedd Audio
Berlin seems to be the center of monitor building companies. Hedd is one of the technology leaders among them, using the "Air Motion Transformer" approach based on ideas from the German-American physicist Oskar Heil.
Space is limited to 20 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Monday, May 22, 13:00 — 16:30 (Off site 1)
TT07 - StageTec
StageTec, full name "Stage Tec Entwicklungsgesellschaft für professionelle Audiotechnik GmbH," is an independent company based in the German capital Berlin, specializing in the design and manufacture of digital audio technology. StageTec was founded in 1993 by 13 graduate engineers supported by a business partner. Nearly all of the engineers are still working in the company today and are responsible for the continuing innovation and performance of the company.
Space is limited to 16 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Monday, May 22, 15:30 — 18:30 (Off site 2)
TT08 - Riverside Studios
Riverside Studios is a unique collective of renowned artists and professionals located in Berlin’s Media Spree, right by the water, neighboring most of the industry’s leaders. The Riverside complex spans over 1200m² with 20 state-of-the-art studios and offers A to Z solutions to professionals by professionals, meeting all of the industry needs: from recording, mixing, mastering, advertising and games scores, songwriting camps, seminars, master classes to artist consultancy, all via an unprecedented creative platform.
Space is limited to 16 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Tuesday, May 23, 10:30 — 13:30 (Off site 2)
TT09 - SAE Institute
The SAE Institute Berlin offers "state-of- the-art“ equipment/rooms; on more than 2.000 qm you´ll find recording/mixing studios, movie suites, workstations, and more. During the tour you will have the chance to follow Peter Maier (Concept-A) explaining and showing the very special acoustical treatment of the studios, which is an unique approach, not only for SAE locations.
Space is limited to 16 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Tuesday, May 23, 11:30 — 14:30 (Off site 3)
TT10 - Technische Universität Berlin, Electronic Studio
The Electronic Studio of the TU Berlin focuses on production and presentation of electroacoustic music and and sound art and also on its research, documentation, and distribution. It was founded 1953 and supports education of audio engineers and composers. The Electronic Studio has one room with a 12-channel playback-system and another one with 8-channel systems and wave-field synthesis.
Space is limited to 16 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Tuesday, May 23, 12:30 — 15:30 (Off site 1)
TT11 - U-He—CANCELED
U-He is a worldwide and well known developer of synthesizer and effect plugins like DIVA oder Zebra HZ (a joined project with Hans Zimmer for his Batman score).
Space is limited to 12 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.
Tuesday, May 23, 13:15 — 16:30 (Off site 1)
TT12 - Funkhaus Studios
Originally conceived as a recording space for live radio productions, the facility offers a set of rooms with completely different acoustic properties, fanning around a spacious control room. There is a large hall with an imposing flight of stairs, a wooden room with 7m ceilings conceived for the recording of voice, the anechoic room, two rooms with variable acoustics, a natural echo chamber, even corridors and a phone booth with specific acoustics. Many foley accessories: curtains, doors, special floors easily acquire a new purpose in today's music productions. The vintage looks and charm of the rooms, is something unique which cannot be replicated. This is truly the funk house.
Space is limited to 16 people
Technical Tours are made available on a first come, first served basis to anyone with an All Access badge. Tickets can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center.